Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-22
KNOCKED OUT
In the First Bout Only to Get
There in Fine Style the
Second.
Wichita Rapid Transit Company
Granted a Small Waisted Fran
chise-A Long, Strong
And Hard Pull Both For and A 2afnst
-"Oh, Take it Away

City council met last evening with his
honor presiding, and Councilmen Stone
Carey, Ricbey, Brown, Hofr, K-nyon, Chiv-
| ington present. A communication was read
| from Mr.. j. C. Hall stating that he woulf
| line from Douglas avenue to Tenth street
and thence east to the east limits of the city
| 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Hall in
PRODUCED his ordinance last September and
that it was considered by the railroad com
mittee end favorable report submitted. L
is also known to those familiar with council
proce edings that the council deferred action
| on the report until the present Since
! that report was submitted the
Davidson company was granted . the
privilege of selecting either Water
or Market street, and the report Of the com
mittee on that ordinance was not referred SC
p,rsistently as the Hall lire. After the Da
wilson company bad selected MAJ ket street
for their line the Hall company decided that
tley would still insist upon an action of the
council relating to their line, hence the COM
munication.
When the communication had been read
the council united in a general conversation
o er that ordinance and many other ques-
tons bearing the maj ks of age. Some of
the members seemed to have forgotten all
about the Hail ordinance. and received re-
slscitating information on the subject.
While the conversation was in progress
Councilman Healy arrived and a number Of
the gentlemen connected with some of the
O -di narces on the docket. SCme members OF
tie old company were present and
the supporters Of some of the
new ordinances anticipated opposition from
the "new-old" &C ml any. The situation was
decidedly iuteI esting to the spectators S, even
to say nothing Of those pecuniarily in
terested. The crowd WAS di, ided into lutte
squads, who in "sud rosa animated" terms
accented with vigorous use Of the index
finger, were discussing their Interests. AS is
u>uslIy the situation, some we're troubled
with the idea that they were about to be i'm
posed upon by "that other SET"
Finally the mace fell for attention and the
assumed a business attitude. The
clerk commenced reading a communication
from the old street railway company, and
the spectators DO; list, ned to the communi-
cation, and many seemed to think they
could read great great big red letters
between the lines. The communication
Represented that many transit companies
were Icing formed in the city and "many
were going into the companies for making
This idea seemed to he a new one
t. many. The idea OF a company being
formed for any enterprise for the purpose of
ma king money SET m, ridiculous in the ex-
treme The idea was presented that the city
could be best served by one company and
a 1 attempts to grant other franc hs.s should
be summarily squelched. 1t vas also the
opinion that no part of the city could sup
p ,rt mechanical motor, and in fact the
idea was repulsive to a good business texture.
The communication was sjgned by the fol
loving gentlemen: G. L. Rouse, B. H.
Campbell, H. G. Toler, N. A. English, T.
c ok, c. A. Walker, J. o. Davidson, o.
lsrtinsop, W. &. Campbell, B. W. Eldridge,
6 Work, g. Strongly H. Pompely, G. R.
Miller, II. l. Smithson, w. Greiff-nsteion,
w. w. Dill and H. G. Lee.
One of the members of the council thought
respects. The funny part was that some of
he gentlemen who bad signed it only few
weeks ago had seat in communications I'd the
council 10 which were annexed their sigma
lures asking that other companies should be
allowed to assist in serving the public and
nat it was entirely wrong that one company
should have the exclusive franchise Some !
lad also thought the city large enough to
'mploy cable lines and 'mechani al motors
The same councilmen could only explain the
TRANCE phenomena by saying that it de
pended largely on whose OK was gored. He |
mentioned something that sounded like a
scheme.
After few minutes hal been ient in |
boxing around and in getting a now hold on
lie, Councilman Carey stated that he had
inc and had not seen some
( the ordinances referred TO the railroad
ommittee of which be was chairman. To,
submitted by the Wichita Rapid
'rausit company h. had no. examined aud
e KID further time to consider the various
rdinauces.
He vas followed by Mr. CEivington who
loved that more time be granted toe rail-
Dad committee TO consider the motor line
rdinauces submitted MIR R,chey proved
is second
As his honor was stating the question Col
iolowell al rose and succeeded in gaining per-
lission to address The honorable body He
the Wichita Rapid Transit COM
any. He stated that when the formation OF
he company had first Teen made public the
lcmbers OF the council had baeu visited aud
o one thought the franchise ordinance would
e opposed. In fact they bal expressed
as favorable to the enterprise
Is Result of encouragement received the
o rnpsny had sent for material, part Of
fhich wss now st tbs depot. One Of the
ntlemen through whose property the
tie wss expect ted to pass had already done
sme grading The ordinance bad been rub
litted near the middle of Febi uary and the
le>tion had been discuss. d at he asst couu-
il meeting and The body had adj, rned to
let at that time for the specisl pur, oss Of
the motor line ordinances. In
Jew Of the occasion and in view of tie i'm
ortance o. action on the part of the coun
il. he urged that the ''more time question
e voted down
Mr. H-aly stated tibet the route proposed
'ould not hurt the old company ard be-
eyed that tbs s'Scnwsiter iipa ordinance